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Police spent hours at a two-family home on England Road, where the 39-year-old man was found dead in the back yard at around 7 a.m. Police said the man, whose name hasn't been released, was stabbed to death.

Detectives said they believe some time passed between the stabbing and the call to police. Assistant Police Chief David Nichols said the confrontation occurred around 5:30 a.m., but the first call to police didn't come in for another 90 minutes.

Neighbors told police that it sounded like a New Year’s Eve gathering that started last night continued into the early morning.

“I know that everyone -- that’s witness, suspect or victim -- were all together through the evening and through this morning,” Nichols said.

Police took Matthew Smith, 25, into custody and charged him with murder on Wednesday afternoon. Several people inside the home were also taken in to be interviewed about what happened.